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Making a Love Connection: DateAble, Inc.

By: Rebecca Sheir // July 15, 2011
  
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Robert and Lynn Watson met through DateAble, and have been married since 1992.
Rebecca Sheir
Robert and Lynn Watson met through DateAble, and have been married since 1992.

Meeting your soul mate can be tough for anyone, but for some people with disabilities, it can be hard just to get out and form new friendships. That's why DateAble, Inc. started up in the D.C. area. Rebecca Sheir talks with one couple who found love using the service: Lynn Watson and her husband, Robert, who now runs DateAble, Inc. from their home in Brandywine, Md.

[Music: "Baby We've Got a Date" by Bob Marley from Catch a Fire]

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